The graph below shows the percentage of the Australian workforce in five industries between 1962 and 2012

The line graph illustrates the number of the Australian workforce as a percentage,divided into five main industries; namely services, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, and mining, from the year 1962 to 2012.

Overall

, the percentage of people who worked in the service sector stood at a little over 50% at the beginning period and gently increased over the period,

while

the rest was at a lower than 30% in 1962 and

also

steadily fell until the end except the mining sector with almost unchanged. Particularly in the service industry,

It is clear that

the amount of individuals working in

this

field shows a steady rise over the whole period, from a little over 50% to just under 80% in the final year.

On the other hand

, for the industries of manufacturing and agriculture, from 1962 to 2012,the figure that had shown in similarities with a gradual decline, from 25% to 10% in the first group mentioned and from a little over 10% to just under 5% in the other.

Moreover

, mining almost remains unchanged from the first to the end.